Sunday, July 19, 2009
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
miercoles
Leave it to me to watch a parasite documentary while eating dinner and not be bothered.
Life would be perfect if not for this horrible weather. I mean 60 degrees in July? Abysmal. I'm severely scatter-brained today but looking forward to so many things. Movies with Ken Friday. Camping in Maine Saturday. Harry Potter midnight premiere next week.New Hampshire. Chicago for work. Meeting my long lost sisters. Vacation with Ken. And finally Paris in the fall =)
I'm trying so hard to prepare myself for grad school applications too. I'm a bit worried that due to this awesome economy everyone will be going back to school. Granted, the science industry hasn't been hit extremely hard yet, but I'm starting to see it happen. I'm just hoping that A- I get in a good grad program in Boston and B- They can pay me as a teaching aide or fellowship.
I have plans or general outlines for alot of stuff I want to do in life, but its near-impossible to plan this. I'll just keep my fingers crossed and hope for the best that someone sees I'm ready to dedicate my life to science.
Either way, even with all the uncertainty, this is the happiest I've been...ever. Especially happier than last summer, which was full of bad choices.
Life would be perfect if not for this horrible weather. I mean 60 degrees in July? Abysmal. I'm severely scatter-brained today but looking forward to so many things. Movies with Ken Friday. Camping in Maine Saturday. Harry Potter midnight premiere next week.New Hampshire. Chicago for work. Meeting my long lost sisters. Vacation with Ken. And finally Paris in the fall =)
I'm trying so hard to prepare myself for grad school applications too. I'm a bit worried that due to this awesome economy everyone will be going back to school. Granted, the science industry hasn't been hit extremely hard yet, but I'm starting to see it happen. I'm just hoping that A- I get in a good grad program in Boston and B- They can pay me as a teaching aide or fellowship.
I have plans or general outlines for alot of stuff I want to do in life, but its near-impossible to plan this. I'll just keep my fingers crossed and hope for the best that someone sees I'm ready to dedicate my life to science.Either way, even with all the uncertainty, this is the happiest I've been...ever. Especially happier than last summer, which was full of bad choices.
overhaul....
So I just don't have time to stay up to date with the gaming world on this thing and work a full time job, so I'm making this thing just be for me. It will definately become 100% less interesting to anyone else, but oh well...I'm feeling a writing bug and this is already made, so here we go.
Monday, March 23, 2009
busy
Life can get sooo busy sometimes..
-Make a deathknight on WoW and I looooove it.
-Played a little resident evil4 with ken...first person shooters are so hard. That games is sooo nervy too!
-Oblivion and Final Fantasy 3 for the ds are calling my name.
<3Kammie
-Make a deathknight on WoW and I looooove it.
-Played a little resident evil4 with ken...first person shooters are so hard. That games is sooo nervy too!
-Oblivion and Final Fantasy 3 for the ds are calling my name.
<3Kammie
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
yessss
Yesterday we had radiation safety training at the lab and all I could think about the whole time was Fallout 3. They got some facts wrong though, they so should have hired a radiation physicist as a consultant. =)
Saturday, March 7, 2009
You Neeeed to see this movie
Anyone who hasn't seen "The King of Kong:Fistful of Quarters", you neeed to see it. Its a documentary about 2 guys fighting for the World Record in Donkey Kong. A lot of the movie actually takes place at Fun Spot in New Hampshire, a place where I went when I was little haha.Seriously, do it!
Annoyance of the day...
Dear WoW power-levelers/power-levelees,
While I appreciate what you are doing, you could be a bit more considerate. I think its wicked l33t that your lvl 80 priest friend is running you through all of your quests, but do me a favor and:
1-leave some mobs for the 'little people'
2-invite me so i can get some quest kill credits
Sitting around waiting for mobs to respawn is not my idea of a great Saturday night. And by the way, it was really cute how your lvl 80 friend ran around on his epic mount to aggro all the mobs as I was running to them.
xoxo,
Kammie
While I appreciate what you are doing, you could be a bit more considerate. I think its wicked l33t that your lvl 80 priest friend is running you through all of your quests, but do me a favor and:
1-leave some mobs for the 'little people'
2-invite me so i can get some quest kill credits
Sitting around waiting for mobs to respawn is not my idea of a great Saturday night. And by the way, it was really cute how your lvl 80 friend ran around on his epic mount to aggro all the mobs as I was running to them.
xoxo,
Kammie
Friday, March 6, 2009
Review: Tooth and Nail (Horror)
So...a couple months ago, I'm perusing the used DVD section, in particular the 4 for 20 dollar area and I decide to pick up a few movies. I pick 3 I've seen before and liked: The Simpsons Movie, Sweeney Todd, and Walk Hard: The Story of Dewey Cox. I probably spent 10 more minutes looking for that elusive 4th movie and I finally decide to check out some of the DVD boxes that I've never heard of. That is when I stumbled upon this DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH. OMG haha.
I see a box that says "After Dark Horrofest: Tooth and Nail". Theres a cheezy skeleton butterfly on it (which ken pointed out is a sort of rip off of Silence of The Lambs"). But that dosen't even make sense..Everyone knows butterflies don't have skeletons..neerrrr ::dork snort::. So I check out the back and low and behold, guess who is in it...RYDER STRONG!!
He was awesome in Cabin Fever. When I was 12, and he was still in Boy Meets World, I wrote him a letter and I got a signed picture in the mail 6 weeks later, true story haha. Although he is no longer the heartthrob of Bop fame that he used to be, hes pretty good so far in B horror movies, hes had 100% success in my book for this (1 movie=good=100%, you do the math).
So anyways, we watched the movie the other night when I was home sick from work.It more than exceeded my expectations, it was actually pretty damn scary and disgusting.
Its basically about a group of people living in a hospital after an Apocalypse, which happened in 2012, but this is like 5 years later. The Apocalypse happened when gas ran out before experts projected it would and then within 5 years 80% of human beings either starve to death or kill each other. So anyways, its in a hospital in Philly, and there is a group of 6 people and their "leader" is some professor(played by Robert Carradine). They live off of old Red Cross rations and they wander the streets looking for more people and supplies. One day they come along a man (Vinnie Jones, ever see Midnight Meat Train?) dressed up like hes straight out of Braveheart, and hes attacking this man in an ally. They scare the attacker away only to discover that the 'attackee'(is that a word? haha) is dead and there is an unconscious girl behind a car in the ally. As soon as they take the girl back to the hospital to recover, shit hits the fan. One of their group is outside and gets attacked by a whole horde of the Braveheart dudes. They have crazyyy weapons, axes, blunt objects with spikes, scythes, you n
ame it. They brutally kill the guy from the hospital outside while everyone else watches from inside and bangs on the windows above him. Soon the rescued girl admits she has been running from these brutal dudes and says they are called Rovers and they are CANNIBALS! And Michael Madsen is in the Rovers. You know the guy in the Kill Bill 2 movie that gets told "You're about as useful as an asshole, right here" ::points to elbow::. Ah..awesome and disgusting.
I won't say anything else, but it gets 4.5 out of 5 for greatness. This movie scared me and made me sick to my stomach. I was making beef stew that night and I couldn't eat it cause I kept thinking about the movie. Ken had some, I think to make me feel better haha. It didn't turn out good either way, but still..not many movies make me not want to eat, so GO SEE IT.
I see a box that says "After Dark Horrofest: Tooth and Nail". Theres a cheezy skeleton butterfly on it (which ken pointed out is a sort of rip off of Silence of The Lambs"). But that dosen't even make sense..Everyone knows butterflies don't have skeletons..neerrrr ::dork snort::. So I check out the back and low and behold, guess who is in it...RYDER STRONG!!
He was awesome in Cabin Fever. When I was 12, and he was still in Boy Meets World, I wrote him a letter and I got a signed picture in the mail 6 weeks later, true story haha. Although he is no longer the heartthrob of Bop fame that he used to be, hes pretty good so far in B horror movies, hes had 100% success in my book for this (1 movie=good=100%, you do the math).So anyways, we watched the movie the other night when I was home sick from work.It more than exceeded my expectations, it was actually pretty damn scary and disgusting.
Its basically about a group of people living in a hospital after an Apocalypse, which happened in 2012, but this is like 5 years later. The Apocalypse happened when gas ran out before experts projected it would and then within 5 years 80% of human beings either starve to death or kill each other. So anyways, its in a hospital in Philly, and there is a group of 6 people and their "leader" is some professor(played by Robert Carradine). They live off of old Red Cross rations and they wander the streets looking for more people and supplies. One day they come along a man (Vinnie Jones, ever see Midnight Meat Train?) dressed up like hes straight out of Braveheart, and hes attacking this man in an ally. They scare the attacker away only to discover that the 'attackee'(is that a word? haha) is dead and there is an unconscious girl behind a car in the ally. As soon as they take the girl back to the hospital to recover, shit hits the fan. One of their group is outside and gets attacked by a whole horde of the Braveheart dudes. They have crazyyy weapons, axes, blunt objects with spikes, scythes, you n
ame it. They brutally kill the guy from the hospital outside while everyone else watches from inside and bangs on the windows above him. Soon the rescued girl admits she has been running from these brutal dudes and says they are called Rovers and they are CANNIBALS! And Michael Madsen is in the Rovers. You know the guy in the Kill Bill 2 movie that gets told "You're about as useful as an asshole, right here" ::points to elbow::. Ah..awesome and disgusting.I won't say anything else, but it gets 4.5 out of 5 for greatness. This movie scared me and made me sick to my stomach. I was making beef stew that night and I couldn't eat it cause I kept thinking about the movie. Ken had some, I think to make me feel better haha. It didn't turn out good either way, but still..not many movies make me not want to eat, so GO SEE IT.
Stay tuned...
Just hit level 51 on my Warlock, I just wish I could be 80 already. I'm kinda regretting selling my last account last summer, but hey it was 250 bucks...I mean, user agreement, I mean I gave it as gift haha =)..shh
Yeah and thats not a recent picture, but oh well haha.
Stay tuned for...
For a review on Wii Fit =). Also a review of the Watchmen movie(that counts cause comic books arrre nerdish). Hoping to play some more games soon. Still working on Oblivion.Theres just not enough time in a day to finish another game with work haha. And I'm sure no one wants to hear more about my WoW characters...
Yeah and thats not a recent picture, but oh well haha.Stay tuned for...
For a review on Wii Fit =). Also a review of the Watchmen movie(that counts cause comic books arrre nerdish). Hoping to play some more games soon. Still working on Oblivion.Theres just not enough time in a day to finish another game with work haha. And I'm sure no one wants to hear more about my WoW characters...
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Waking up...
And hoping Melt Banana comes back to Boston soon!
Heres a clip of my favorite band from Japan (I was here woot!)
Heres a clip of my favorite band from Japan (I was here woot!)
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Monday, March 2, 2009
New Nintendo DS out in may...what do you think?/EDITED
Would you buy a new one?
Perks-
-Thinner model
-17% larger screens (at 3.25 inches)
-EDITED:supposed Music player that allows users to play with thier music while they listen to it and also to record thier own voice. A stereo output to allow users to listen even when the console is closed.
-.3 Megapixel Camera with 10 interactive lenses. For photo taking and future game interactions.
-SD Memory card slot (so you can take pictures and view them on your Wii)
-Built-in browser that makes it possible to download games (some free, some pay games)(some of the downloads could be road maps, calculator, etc)
-Can insert and take out games while the console is still on. An icon for the game will merely appear and dispear for the game on the screen.
-EDITED- "Also on April 5, a new Nintendo DS game, Rhythm Heaven, will join this roster of games available for both Nintendo DSi and Nintendo DS owners in the United States. Having sold more than 1.6 million copies since its July 2008 launch in Japan and still increasing sales today, this infectious game challenges players to tap and slide the stylus on the touch screen in time to original music created by legendary Japanese pop-star producer TSUNKU♂. Simple gestures with the stylus combined with fun music and quirky visuals make Rhythm Heaven a completely unique musical experience for players of all ages. " (nintendo.com)
-More features to be announced closer to release date.
EDITED from nintendo.com info (thanks jay!)
The new DS will be released in Japan in April and was given a release date of "next year" in the U.S and would cost $169.99 and would be avaliable in blue and black.
Does look kinda snazzy, i just feel like I'll be wasting my regular DS. Besides you can't play old GBA (game boy advance) games.But, I say this now, I know I'll want one by April =)
hmmm...
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Sunday, March 1, 2009
Video Game Review: Warhammer Online for the PC
Title:Warhammer Online
Company: Games workshop/Mythic
Platform: PC
Initial Costs: $50.00 for the Game CDs
Subscription Fee: $14.99/1 month, $41.97/3months, $77.94/6months
Payment Method: Game cards or Credit cards
Okay, okay. So when I first heard about this game, I got super excited. It sounded like everything World of Warcraft was not. Also, it involved one of my favorite aspects of online gaming, PVP (player vs. player for you non-dorkulons). I cancelled my Warcraft account, bought the much needed ram update for my PC and I was ready to go. I even had some old Everquest friends that were on a server to help me out. Needless to say, I played it for about a month before it left me wanting to go back to Warcraft. Instead of being completely negative about it, I'll list the pros and cons, so its easy for someone to weigh out their options.
Pros:
-BEAUTIFUL graphics
Company: Games workshop/Mythic
Platform: PC
Initial Costs: $50.00 for the Game CDs
Subscription Fee: $14.99/1 month, $41.97/3months, $77.94/6months
Payment Method: Game cards or Credit cards
Okay, okay. So when I first heard about this game, I got super excited. It sounded like everything World of Warcraft was not. Also, it involved one of my favorite aspects of online gaming, PVP (player vs. player for you non-dorkulons). I cancelled my Warcraft account, bought the much needed ram update for my PC and I was ready to go. I even had some old Everquest friends that were on a server to help me out. Needless to say, I played it for about a month before it left me wanting to go back to Warcraft. Instead of being completely negative about it, I'll list the pros and cons, so its easy for someone to weigh out their options.
Pros:
-BEAUTIFUL graphics
-Leveling Experience could be gained through PVP
-Lots of available quests for solo or group play
-Public Quests that would allow you to gain exp with other players in the area by killing monsters or performing tasks for a common goal
Cons:
-Although you can move around if you'd like, you're mostly stuck with members of your race fighting on your "home front" until the higher levels.
-Every race has its own classes. For instance, only High Elves can be Arch Mages, and no other race would have that class. Although its usually balanced, there are some races that lack decent healers, or say tanks.
-Not many armor graphics. I like games where your character can be customized to look unique. Although Warhammer allows you the ability to dye armor, the base graphics all look very similar for each class. The same goes for weapons graphics.
-And it just lacked that "feeling" you get when you play an MMORPG that you love. Its a hard concept to explain. I kept wanting to play Everquest when i started back in high school, so much that I played for almost 4 years. Then EverQuest 2 came out and it just didn't hold me. I went a couple years and then tried World of Warcraft and it had that 'it' factor for me.
I would give Warhammer Online 3 out of 5 stars, with 5 being completely awesome and 1 being basically a video game abortion.
Saturday, February 28, 2009
and it starts...
SO...I've cancelled my cable TV. Saving money so I can move to a more interesting city. I've decided to start this blog to give reviews on all things nerdy, so people can know what to expect and what not to waste thier cash on.
Possible Reviews:
Video Games-RPGs, fighting games
Books-SciFi/Fantasy
SCIENCE stuff!
Anime
Music-off the beaten path of course...(a little Swedish death metal mixed in with Euro trash pop)
Weird Art
Movies
etc, etc...
Possible Reviews:
Video Games-RPGs, fighting games
Books-SciFi/Fantasy
SCIENCE stuff!
Anime
Music-off the beaten path of course...(a little Swedish death metal mixed in with Euro trash pop)
Weird Art
Movies
etc, etc...
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